There were many reasons why I chose birth work. I have always had a passion for birth as long as I can remember. When my youngest sister was born, I was six years old and extremely curious about how she could possibly have made her way out. My parents answered my questions hesitantly but I was fascinated.

I loved babies. I cared for my dolls, begged to babysit neighborhood children when I was ten, and swooned over my nephews at thirteen. I never imagined having one of my own though.

I was seventeen when I had my first baby. I had family and friends supporting me but the prenatal/postpartum care that I received was subpar at best which caused a significant amount of trauma. My anger and confusion from my situation changed to quiet determination over the years to help people in similar positions. Supporting people through the sacred time that is pregnancy, birth, and postpartum is a passion that I feel deep in my being.

July 2021- Bastyr University Birth Doula Course

September 2021- MaternityWise Postpartum Doula Course

Septemeber 2021- CPR and First Aid

January 2022- Birth Toolbox + SupportingHer Course

June 2022- Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings Abortion Doula Course

September 2022- Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings Full-Spectrum Doula Course

October 2022- Crisis Response for Birthworkers course by Project LETS

September 2023- Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings Full-Spectrum Doula Course Refresh

September 2023- CPR and First Aid recertification

August 2024- Holistic Cannabis Consumption: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Postpartum Course by The Cannabis Doula

September 2024- Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings Racism and Privilege in Birth Work I

I am a certified Full-Spectrum doula through Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings.

I started training to be a Birth Doula in July 2021. I took a 4-week/32-hour training at the Simkin Center for Allied Births at Bastyr University. This included a Childbirth Education Class and a Breastfeeding Course.

In September 2021, I decided to pursue my Postpartum Doula certification as well, through MaternityWise Institute. I chose a self-paced course which totaled 8 hours of training. This included a class called "Understanding Mom and Baby Care".

In September 2022, I was awarded a partial scholarship to Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings Full-Spectrum Doula course. Once finished, I did the rest of my requirements to become certified. Even though I am certified, I am continuing to learn and grow.

As your doula, I will offer you an empathetic, non-judgmental, unconditional support. I believe that how you feel about your birth and postpartum matters. I will help you make a plan, and to plan for the unexpected. I want you to feel empowered to step into parenthood with sure footing.

One of my goals of being a doula, is to assist teenagers who are going through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum pro-bono. Helping them to navigate the transitional time in their lives and make sure they are supported, no matter what they choose.

"The Birth Partner"-by Penny Simkin and Katie Rohs

"The Doula Book"-by Marshall Klaus, MD, John H. Kennell, MD, Phyllis H. Klaus, MFT, LMSW

"We Live for the We"-by Dani McClain

"This Isn't What I Expected"-by Karen R. Kleiman, MSW, LCSW and Valerie Davis Raskin, MD

"Killing the Black Body"-by Dorothy Roberts

"Expecting Better"-by Emily Oster

"Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn"-by Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley, Ann Keppler, Janelle Durham, and April Bolding

"Ina May's Guide to Childbirth"-by Ina May Gaskin

"Nurture"-by Erica Chidi

"The Big Letdown"-by Kimberly Allers

"The Doula's Guide to Empowering your birth"-by Lindsey Bliss

"Mothering the New Mother"-by Sally Plackson

"The Body Keeps the Score"-by Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD

"A Good Birth"-by Anne Drapkin Lyerly, MD

"Latch"-by Robin Kaplan, M.ED. IBCLC

"Natural Hospital Birth"-by Cynthia Gabriel

"Journey to Same-sex Parenthood"-by Eric Rosswood

"The Attachment Parenting Book"-by William Sears, MD and Martha Sears, RN

"Natural Health After Birth"-by Aviva Jill Romm

"The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding"-by La Leche League International

"The Nursing Mother's Companion"-by Kathleen Huggins, RN, MS

"What Happened To You?"-by Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD and Oprah Winfrey

"Essential Labor"-by Angela Garbes

"Medical Bondage"-by Deirdre Cooper Owens

"Cut, Stapled, Mended"-by Roanna Rosewood

"Mommy Burnout"-by Dr. Sheryl Ziegler

"Breathe, Mama, Breathe"-by Shonda Moralis, MSW, LCSW

"Bodyfulness"-by Christine Caldwell, PhD

"The First Forty Days"-by Heng Ou, Amely Greeven and Marisa Belger

"Eat to Feed"-by Eliza Larson and Kristy Kohler

"Birth Without Fear"-by January Harshe

"Nourishing Traditions"-by Sally Fallon

"The Postnatal Cookbook"-by Jaren Soloff, RD, IBCLC

"Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts"-by Karen Kleiman

"Unexpecting"-by Rachel Lewis

"It Wasn't Supposed to be Like This"-by Laurie Varga

"Nurturing The Family"-by Jacqueline Kelleher

"Like A Mother" by Angela Garbes

"Revolutionary Mothering"-by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, China Martens, Mai'a Williams

"Confessions of the Other Mother" by Harlyn Aizley

"Transformed by Birth" by Britta Bushnell

"Why Did No One Tell Me This?" by Ash Spivak and Natalia Hailes

"The Doulas- Radical Care For Pregnant People" by Mary Mahoney & Lauren Mitchell

"Birthing Liberation" by Sabia Wade

"Birthing From Within" by Pam England, Rob Horowitz

"Fat Birth" by Michelle Mayefske

"Supporting Fat Birth" by AJ Silver

"Real Food for Pregnancy: The Science and Wisdom of Optimal Prenatal Nutrition" by Lily Nichols, Melissa Powell

"Real Food for Gestational Diabetes: An Effective Alternative to the Conventional Nutrition Approach" by Lily Nichols

"Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice" by Leah lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

"The Radical Doula Guide: A Political Primer" by Miriam Zoila Perez

"Spiritual Midwifery" by Ina May Gaskin